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第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分，满分40分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A.B.C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 CARDIFF, Wales Poet...
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第三部分阅读理解共20小题每小题2分共40分LiveMusic—LateNightJazzEnjoy
关于CBCL的评分标准下列说法中正确的是
第一部分不需记分
第二部分除个别条目外，均需记分
第三部分评分为0～3
第三部分评分为0～2
根据ISO/TC176的规划ISO9000族标准/文件由四部分构成下列不是这四部分的是
第一部分：核心标准
第二部分：其他标准
第三部分：技术报告或技术规范
第四部分：记录原则
第三部分：管理指南
在ICD-10第三卷索引中有三部分索引正确的说明是
第一部分为疾病和损伤性质索引、第二部分为损伤和中毒的外因索引、第三部分是一个药物和化学制剂表
第一部分为病因索引、第二部分为临床表现索引、第三部分为损伤的中毒的外部原因索引
第一部分为疾病和损伤性质索引、第二部分为疾病临床症状索引、第三部分为药物和化学制剂表
第一部分为疾病和损伤性质索引、第二部分为损伤的中毒的外部原因索引、第三部分为疾病临床表现
第一部分为化学制剂表、第二部分为损伤性质索引、第三部分是中毒的外因索引
第II卷非选择题第三部分写作共三节满分50分第一节单词拼写共5小题每小题1分满分5分根据首字母或汉语
用人标准由三部分组成第一部分是基本素质第二部分是管理能力第三部分是
业务知识和能力
道德水平
思维能力
气质
第二卷两部分共35分第三部分写作共两节满分35分第一节短文改错共10小题每小题1分满分10分Iama
第三部分写作共三节满分25分第一节单词拼写共5小题每小题1分满分5分56.The_____大多数we
第II卷共30分第三部分写作共三节满分30分第一节从方框中选择恰当的词语并用其恰当的形式填空共5小题
第三部分阅读理解共20小题每小题2分满分40分阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C和D中选出最
第二卷非选择题共50分第三部分写作共三节满分50分第一节单词拼写共5小题每小题1分满分5分根据首字母
CBCL有三部分重点是
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第二部分
第一、二部分
第三部分
桑代克从人是一个生物的存在的角度建立自己的教育心理学体系他的教育心理学分为三部分第一部分讲人类的本性
桑代克的教育心理学分为三部分第一部分讲人类的本性第二部分讲第三部分讲个别差异及其原因
第Ⅱ卷满分20分第三部分写作共两节满分30分单句改错共5小题每题1分满分5分下列句子均有一处错误请按
线段AB被分为234三部分已知第一部分和第三部分两中点间的距离是5.4cm则线段AB的长度应为
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关于CBCL的评分标准下列说法中不正确的是
第一部分不需记分
第二部分除个别条目外，均需记分
第三部分评分为0～3
第三部分评分为0～2
卷Ⅱ笔试部分满分80分第一部分单项选择共20小题每小题0.5分满分10分从每题所给的
B.C.D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 21. ---Do you mind if I record your lecture? ---_____. Go aheaD. A.Never mind
No way
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No. You’d better not.
第三部分阅读理解共20小题每小题2分满分40分阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C.D中选出最
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CThere’refivepeopleatourtableincludingmyself.I’vealreadylearntagreatdealaboutthemintheshorttimewe’vebeenatseaalthoughwerarelymeetexceptatmealtimes.Firstofallthere’sDrStonE.He’samanofaboutsixtyfivewithgrayhairandafriendlyfacE.HegaveuphisworkashortwhileagoandisnowtravelingroundtheworldbeforeheretirestosomequietcountryvillagE.Asayoungmanheservedformanyyearsasadoctorinthearmyandvisitedmanycountries.He’stoldusalotaboutthecitytowhichwearegoing.Thenthere’sGrandmother.IcallherthatbecausehernameescapesmE.Inspiteofbeingagrandmothershelooksratheryoungnotmorethanfiftyshe’sonherwaytovisitadaughterwhowenttoAustraliasomeyearsago.Naturallysheisveryexcitedatthethoughtofseeingheragainandherthreegrandchildrenwhomshehasneverseen.Thenthere’samanIdon’tcareforverymuchanengineerbythenameofBarlow.HehasbeenonleaveinEnglandandisnowreturningtohisworkinSingaporE.TheotherpersonwhositsatourtableisMrs.Hunt.I’vefoundouthardlyanythingabouther.She’sextremelyquietandrarelytalksexcepttoconsult咨询thedoctoraboutchildren’svariousillness.She’sonherwaytojoinherhusbandinIndiA.64.WhatcanweknowaboutMr.Stone?A.Heisadoctorinthearmynow.B.Heisgoingtogiveuphiswork.C.Heknowsalotaboutthecitytheauthorisgoingto.D.Hehasbeenretiredformanyyears.65.ThewritercallsthesecondpersonGrandmotherbecause_______.A.shelooksoldB.ShehasthreedaughtersC.herespectsherD.hecan’tthinkofhername66.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.DrStonelivesinaquietvillagenow.B.GrandmotherisanAustralian.C.BarlowworksinSingaporeD.MrsHuntisawomanofmanywords.
DIknowwhatyou’rethinking:pizza比萨饼?Forbreakfast?Butthetruthisthatyoucanhavelastnight’sleftoversintheA.m.ifyouwantto....Iknowlotsofwomenwhoskipbreakfast不吃早餐andtheyhaveatonofdifferentexcusesfordoingit.Somesaytheydon’thavetimE.othersthinkthey’resavingcalories卡路里stillothersjustdon’tlikebreakfastfood..Butthebottomlineisthateatinginthemorningisveryimportantwhenyou’retryingtoloseweight.Eatingjustaboutanythingfrom300to400calorieswouldbebetterthannothingatallsaysKatherineBrookingRD.whodevelopedthesuper-easyeatingplanforthisyear’sSELFCHALLENGE.Andevenpizzacanbehealthyifit’sloadedwithvegetablesandyousticktoonesmallpiecE...BreakfastisonemealInevermissandthesamegoesformostweightlosssuccessstories.Researchshowsthateatingbreakfastkeepsyoufromovereatinglaterintheday.ResearchersattheUniversityofSouthemCaliforniafoundthatbreakfastskippershaveabiggerchanceofgainingweightthanthosewhoregularlyhaveamorningmeal...Soeatsomethinginthemorninganything.IknowplentyoffriendswhoenduphavingnobreakfastaltogetherandhavejustcoffeeororangejuicE.Isaytryheatinguplastnight’sleftovers-itmaysoundcrazybutifitworksforyoudoit!IfindifItellmyselfYoucanalwayseatittomorrowIputawaytheleftoversinsteadofeatingmorethatnight.Tryityoumaysaveyourselfsomepre-bedtimecalories.Andwatchyourbodygainthefat-burningeffects...53.ThewordleftoversinParagraph1probablymeans__________foodremainingafteramealB.thingsleftundoneC.mealsmadeofvegetablesD.pizzatoppedwithfruit..54.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?..A.WorkingwomenusuallyhavebreakfastinahurryB.Manypeoplehavewrongideasaboutbreakfast...C.Therearesomeeasywaysofcookingameal...D.Eatingvegetableshelpssaveenergy...55.Accordingtothelastparagraphitisimportantto____________...A.eatsomethingforbreakfastB.becarefulaboutwhatyoueat..C.heatupfoodbeforeeatingitD.eatcalorie-controlledfood..56.Thetextiswrittenmainlyforthose_____________...A.whogotoworkearlyB.whowanttoloseweight..C.whostayuplateD.whoeatbeforesleep..
.In1909anEnglishnewspaperoffered??1000tothefirstmantoflyacrosstheEnglishChannelinanaeroplanE.Todaymodernjetscrossitinminutes.ButatthattimeitstillseemedagooddistancE.Theracetowinthemoneysoonbecamearacebetweentwomen.Bothwereverycolourful.OnewasLouisBleriot.HeownedafactoryinFrancethatmademotorcarlamps.Hewasalreadywellknownasapilotbecausehehadhadaccidentsseveraltimes.Somepeoplelaughedathim.OnemansaidHemaynotbethefirsttoflyacrosstheChannelbuthewillcertainlybethefirsttodieinanaccident!ButBleriotwasreallyagoodandbravepilot.Healsohadmanygoodideasaboutaeroplanedesign.TheothermanwasHubertLatham.HewashalfFrenchandhalfEnglish.HetookupflyingwhenhisdoctorstoldhimhehadonlyayeartolivE.OhwellhesaidifI’mgoingtodiesoonIthinkIshallhaveadangerousandinterestinglifenow.LathamwasthefirsttotrytheflightacrosstheChannel.TenkilometresfromtheFrenchcoasthisplanehadsometroublE.Itfelldownintothewaterandbegantosinkunderthewater.A.boatreachedLathamjustintimE.HewassittingcalmlyonthewingandwascoollylightingacigarettE.Bleriottookoffsixdayslater.HeflewintosomeverybadweatherandverylowclouD.HesomehowgottotheEnglishsideandlandedinafarmer’sfielD.Whenhedidsoacustoms海关officerrusheduptohisplanE.Planeshavechangedsincethenbutcustomsofficershavenot.Haveyouanythingtodeclare报关?TheofficerdemandeD.48.Bleriotwaswellknownasapilotbecause____.A.hewasunusuallybraveB.hewasquiterichC.hehadmanygoodideasaboutaeroplanedesignD.hehadhadafewaccidents49.WhydidHubertLathamwanttoflyacrosstheChannel?A.Hethoughthecouldmanageiteasily.B.HewantedtobethefirstonetocrosstheChannel.C.HeknewheonlyhadayeartolivE.D.Hehadalwaysbeeninterestedinflying.50.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Lathambecameapilotonthedoctor’sadvicE.B.Hewastoldhecouldliveanotheryear.C.HisplanehadsometroublE.D.Hewassavedbyaboatwhenhisplanewassinking.
第三部分阅读理解共20小题每题2分满分40分阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C和D中选出最佳选项ItwasoneofthehappiesttimesofmylifE.Iwas29andhadjustreceivedmybachelor’sdegreegraduatingwithhonorsdespiteworkingtwojobsandbeingawifeandmother.Myparentsandfive-year-oldsonwereintheaudiencewhenIwalkedontothestageatAshlandUniversitytogetmydiplomA.Iwassoexcitedandproudtobestartingateachingcareerandcontributingmoretomyfamily’swell-being.ButwhenIgothomethateveningtherewasanotefrommyhusbandwrittenonthebackofanenvelopE.Itbasicallysaidhe’dcometogethisclothesandwouldn'tbeback.We’dbeenhavingtroublebutthefinalityofthatnotestillcameasashock.Hehademptiedourbankaccount.Wewerehorriblyindebt.Ihadquitmypreviousjobsinexpectationofinterviewingforateachingposition.IwasembarrassedscaredandangryandfeltIhadfaileD.ButIhadmysonandIwasabouttobringanewlifeintotheworldsodespitemydeepsadnessIhadtogoon.ThenextmorningIwokeupputmyfeetonthefloortookadeepbreathfixedbreakfastandbasicallydideverythingIalwaysdiD.Iusedmyroutinetokeepmemoving.OnesmallstepafteronesmallstepwasthewayIbouncedback.AndinthesevenyearssinceI'vecontinuedmovingforwarD.Igotajobasakindergartenteacherearnedamaster'sdegreeineducation.IcertainlywouldneverhavechosentoputthemthroughthisbutI'mgladithappenedtomewhenlookingback.Ithelpedmefindmyvoiceandmyselfalotsooner.Ithelpedmegrowindependentconfidentandstrong—thingsI'mhopefullydevelopinggraduallynowinmychilD.1.Itwasoneoftheauthor'shappiesttimesbecause____.A.shebecameagoodwifeandgottwojobsB.shehadjustreceivedherbachelor'sdegreeC.shehadbeenateacheratAshlandUniversityD.shewasproudtobelovedbyherfamily2.Fromthesecondparagraphwecanlearntheauthor____.A.hadrunoutofhermoneyandwasindebtB.hadinterviewedforateachingpositionC.hadabadrelationshipwithherhusbandD.hadgotapaperofendinghermarriage3.Theauthordideverythingasusualbecause____.A.shewantedtouseherroutinetomoveforwardB.shewantedtogetagoodjobasateacherC.shefeltshehadfailedandwasverysadD.shehadtosupporthermotherandchild4.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthefailureshefaced?A.Itwaspossibletolivewithoutfailingatsomething.B.Itmadeherbecomeembarrassedscaredandangry.C.Itmadehergiveuphopeanddidn'tbounceback.20090520
TherepairmantoldmeNochargeProfessorPan!We’refriends.I’dratherpayIreplieD.Ifit’sfreeIcan’taffordit!ChineseoftenrefusepaymentforprofessionalservicesinsistingWe’refriendsnow!ButthentheyshowuplatertoaskmetotutortheminEnglishorgetthemintoanAmericanuniversityandIwishI’dhavejustpaidthe30yuanIowedtheminthefirstplace!AccordingtotheAmericansThere’snofreelunchmeaningthatthere’sapriceforeverythingandI’malwayslookingaroundtofigureoutwhatthismeans.Manyofourneighbourshavegivenusfruitorflowersorcostlyteasneveraskinganythinginreturn.Foryearsabicyclerepairmanhasrepeatedlyrefusedtoletmepayhim.Waituntilyouhavesomethingmajortofix!heinsists.ImentionedtoapeasantfriendthatIwishedIhadastonemilltogrind磨flourforbreaD.Amonthlaterheshowedupwithabeautifulmillthathe’dhadhisuncleinthecountrysidecarvefromasolidblockofgranite花岗石.Chinesegenerosity慷慨isarealeducationforAmericanslikemewhowouldratheravoidsocialentanglements纠纷andjusthandoverthemoney.Butcashcan’tcompensate补偿forthegreatestgift--friendship.WhenanAmericansawsomeofmyfriendssittingonbamboostoolsunderthetreessipping呷teahesaidTheymusthavenothingbettertodo.ActuallyIsaidtheyareprofessorswithplentytodo.Butprobablyyou’rerightinsayingthatatthismomenttheyhavenothingbettertodo.AndneitherdoI!AndIjoinedthegroup.WechattedaboutteaandChinesecookingandhowmuchmyboyshavegrownsincewearriveD.OnemansaidTheywerepocket-sizedwhenyoucameherE.Nowthey’retallerthanyou.Howtimeflies!Howlifeflies.AndChinesearesmartenoughtosharewhattheyknowtheycannotkeep.TheyfreelygiveoftheirtimenevertoobusytohelpafrienD.AndtheyareteachingmeslowlytobothgiveandreceivE.SothenexttimesomeonesaysNochargE.We’refriends!Iwillthankthemheartily.ButiftheyshowuplateraskingmetotutortheminEnglishI’llmakesuretheytutormysoninChineseaswellbecausethere’sstillnofreelunch.64.Theauthorinsistedonpayingrepairmanwhilehewasofferedfreerepairsbecausehe.A.wasanhonestmanB.didn’tknowtherepairmanC.thoughtitnaturaltopayforothers’serviceD.didn’twanttohelpothersinreturn65.GenerallytheauthorthinksthatChineseare_________.A.generousandalwaysreadytohelptheirfriendsB.goodatexchangeofequalvaluesC.freeenoughtodrinkteaandchatwiththeirfriendsD.helpfulbutdon’ttreasuretime66.Thebesttitleofthepassageshouldbe.A.LearntoBothGiveAndReceiveB.AGoodLessonfromChineseC.TrueHelporNotD.StillNoFreeLunch67.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.TheChinesewouldrathernottakethemoneytoavoidproblemsinsocialcommunication.B.Whenapeasantknewtheauthorneededamillhemadeonefortheauthorhimself.C.TheauthorthinksthatChinesearewiseenoughtoenjoythelimitedlifE.D.TheauthorthinkslittleofChinesewayoflifE.
Myfatherwas44andknewhewasn’tgoingtomaleitto45.HewrotemealetterandhopedthatsomethinginitwouldhelpmefortherestofmylifE.Sincetheday1was12andfirstreadhislettersomeofhiswordshavelivedinmybeart.Oneitawaystimesout.Rightnowyouarepretendingtobeatime-killer.ButIknowthatonehayyouwilldosomethinggreatthatwillsetyouamongtheverybest.Knowingthatmydadbelievedinmegavemepermissiontobelieveinmyself.Youwilldosomethinggreat.Hedidn’tknowwhatthatwouldbeandneitherdidIbutattimesinmylifewhenI’vefeltproudofmyselfIrememberhiswordsandwishhewereheresoIcouldask.IsthiswhatyouweretalkingaboutDad?ShouldIkeepgoing?A.longwayfrim12nowIrealizehewwouldhavebeenproudwhenImadeanyprogress.Latelythongn.I’vecometobelievehe’dwantmetomoveontowinatcomnext:tobenroodofandbelieveinsomebodyelsE.It’stimetostartwritingmyownletterstomychildren.OurchildrenlooktouswiththesameunansweredquestionwehaD.Ourkidsdon’tholdbackbecausethey’reafraidtofail.They’reonlyafraidoffailingus.Theydon’tworryaboutbeingdisappointeD.Theirfear－asminewasuntilmyfather’sletter－isofbeingadisappointment.GiveyourchikdrenpermissiontosucceeD.They’rewitingforyoutobelieveinthem.IalwaysknewwayparentslovedmE.ButtrustmyThatelicwillbemorecomlecethatlovewillbemorerealandtheirbeliefinthenelceswhibegreaterifyouwritethewordsontheirhearts;Don’tworry;you’lldosomethinggreat.Nothavingthatblessingfromtheirparentsmaybetheonlythingholdingthemback.1.Welearnfromthetextthattheauthor___________.A.losthisfatherwhenhewasyoungB.workedhardbeforehereadhisfather’sletterC.askedhisfatherpermissiontobelieveinhimselfD.knewexectyatthinghisfatherwantedhimtodo2.Whatclisthehortellusinthe3rdpassgiaph?A.Childrenneedtheirparents’letters.B.ChildrenareafraidtobedisappointcD.C.Hischildren’sfearoffailureheldthemback.D.Hisfather’sletterremovedhisfearoffailinghisparents.3.Whichofthefollowingistrueoftheauthor?A.Hegotnoaccesstosuccess.B.Hewrotebacktohisfatherat12.C.Hewassurkhisparentslovedhim.D.Hewhceaskedhisfatherabouttheletter.4.Themainpurposeofthetextisto_______.A.describechildren’sthinkingB.answersomequestionschildrenhaveC.stresstheimportanceofcommunicationD.adviseparentstoencouragetheirchildren
第三部分阅读理解共20小题每题2分满分40分阅读下列短文从每题所给的A.B.C.D四个选项中选出最佳答案并在答题卡上将该项涂黑WASHINGTON-Tofu豆腐andSoyaburgers豆饼maybecomingtoAmericanschoollunchmenus.Whatwillthekidssay?TerriblesaidGregDudzinski17ofRiponHighSchoolinWisconsinashetouredtheUScapital.TheregularhamburgersarebadenoughsosoyaburgerswouldbealotworseofferedZachRichey13ofScottsboroJuniorHighinAlabamaanothertourist.ButtheUnitedStatesgovernment–hopingtoreducetheamountoffatthatchildrenareeating–hasapprovedtheuseofsoyasameatsubstituteinmealsforschoolsandday-carecenters.NotallkidsdislikethechangE.MarielSpano17ofsandyGreekHighSchoolinNewYorkalsovisitingthecapitalsaidshelikessoyaburgersThereislessfatandtheyarebetterforyouTheytastethesameandtheyarejustasgooD.Thegovernmenttriedtomakesoyameatsubstitutenearly20yearsagobutlaterdroppedtheideA.Atthetimetheplanwasintendedasacost-cuttingmovE.USAgricultureDepartmentofficialssaythattheirpurposenowisonlytomakemealshealthier.SchoolsarelikelytoincreasetheamountofsoythatismixedwithhamburgersandotherfoodsalreadyontheirmenusandtheywillalsobelookingforfoodcompaniestodevelopnewsoyproductsthatchildrenwilllikE.Ican’tseeputtingtofuonastudent’splateandhavingagoodacceptancE.IcanseetakingaproductthatisfamiliartothestudentsandaddingalargeamountofsoytoitandhavingittobeacceptablesaidJillBenzadirectoroffoodservicesfortheMesaArizonaschools.1.Whatisthenewspaperreportmainlyabout?A.ThedifficultyinusingsoyproductsforUSschools.B.VariousopinionsonsoyproductsforUSschools.C.TheplanthatismadebytheUSgovernmentforschoollunch.D.HealthyfoodsforstudentsinUSschools.2.Wheredidtheinterviewsmostprobablytakeplace?A.Infoodcompanies.B.Inschools.C.InWashington.D.Insomeotherstates.3.Wemaylearnfromthetextthat_________________________.A.soyaburgerstastebetterthanhamburgers.B.hamburgersarehealthierthansoyaburgers.C.soyaburgerscostlessthanhamburgers.D.hamburgerscostlessthansoyaburgers.4.WhatJillBenzasaidshowsthat___________________________.A.studentshavenotyetbeenusedtosoyproducts.B.itishardlypossibletomakesoyproductspopular.C.hedoesnotlikethechangeinmealsforstudents.D.schoolsareunwillingtochangethelunchmenus.
MsLocouldhardlybearhersorrowwhenshereceivedthecallthatherhusbandhaddiedinacaraccident.Herpainquicklyturntoshock----thecarinvolvedintheaccidentwasdrivenbyafrienD.ThatfriendHenryLeehadchosentoremainsilentontheaccidentdetailsincourt.HershocksoonturnedtoextremeangerwhenLeedecidednottoletoutwhathadhappeneD.HerhusbandMr.Tanwas21whenhediedafteranaccidentoutsideLasVegasKTVatHavelockRoaD.ThatnighthewasdiscussingsupperplanswithagroupoffriendswhichincludedLeE.LaterMr.TanwasfoundunconsciousonthegroundnexttothecardrivenbyLeE.Mr.Tandiedinthehospitalafewhourslater.DuetodrinkingdrivingLeewasfined$3000andbannedfromdrivingfortwoyearslastmonth.LeeMsLoandherhusbandwerecolleaguesatAsiaPacific-BreweriesAPB.Sheonlyheardoftheaccidentandherhusband’sdeaththenextmorningaftertheaccidentasshehadswitchedoffherband-phonethatnight.ShetoldTheNewPaperReceivingthecallIthoughtitwasajokE.Ithoughthehadgothisfriendtocallmetoaskmeout.MsLohadmovedouttolivealoneforthreeweeksbecauseofadisagreementwithherhusbanD.ThenexttimeIsawhimwasatthemortuary.太平间ShesaidthatLeewenttovisithersomedaysagobutdidn’tapologizetoher.Helookedsorrybuthedidn’tspeaktomE.IwantedtoforgivehimbutnowIhavenochancetotellhim.shesaiD.MsLowhowasahumanresourcemanagerinAPBleftthecompanyaftertheaccident.Sheisnowworkinginaphotostudio.1.WhyMsLowasmadeprettyangry?A.HerhusbandwasknockeddownbyhisfriendB.HenryLeedrovetheircarinthecaraccidentC.ShewasinformedonlyaftertheaccidentoccurredD.Thepersoninvolveddidnottellthetruthincourt2.MsLohadn’tseenherhusbandforthreeweeksbecause______.A.theydidnotsignacontractB.shebeganworkinginaphotostudioC.therewasaquarrelbetweenthemD.shewasbusywritingapaper3.WhydidMsLoleaveAPBforanotherjob?A.Toescapethepaincausedbytheaccident.B.Tofindoutfactsrelatedtotheaccident.C.ToforceHenryLeetoletoutthetruth.D.Toavoidmeetingthedishonestman.
A.verydisruptive扰乱型的six-yearoldchildkickedmylegsandclawedatmyhandsaidoneteacher.Ibrokeupafightandwaskickedbetweenmylegssaidanother.Manypeoplehaveheardstorieslikethis.Butthesituationismoreworryingstillanditinvolvesparents.Everychildregardlessofthecircumstancesintowhichtheyarebornhastherighttoachievetheirpotentialregardlessoftheirparents’wealthandclass.Andwerecognizethatasanationitisalongwaytoachievethisgoal.Butrightscomewithresponsibilitiesandwhatworriespeopleisthatweareindangerofneglectingthelatter.Fartoomanychildrenarebehavingbadlyatschooleventothepointofbeingviolenttostaff.Thisisterribleenoughbutitishardtobesurprisedsincemanychildrenarejustmirroringthebehavioroftheirparents.Toomanyarestartingschoolunabletoholdaknifeandforkunusedtoeatingatatableandunabletousethelavatoryproperly.Weareindangerofbecominganationoffamilieslivingseparatelivesunderoneroof.Thebedroomonceaplacetosleephasbecomethelivingspacefortheyoung.Spendinghoursinfrontofcomputerscreensonsocialnetworkingsitesorbeingimmersedincomputergameschildrenandyoungpeoplespendlittletimewiththeirparents.Parentsareunabletomonitorjustwhattheirchildrenarewatching.Schoolscannotrightthewrongsofsocietyandteacherscannotbecomesubstituteparents.Bothpartiesneedtoworktogether.Parentsmustbehelpedandgivenconfidencetotakebackcontrol.Theyareresponsibleforsettingboundariesfortheirchildren’sbehaviorandstickingtothoseboundarieswhenthegoinggetstough.Theyareresponsibleforsettingagoodexampletotheirchildrenandfordevotingthatmostpreciousofresources---time----sothatchildrencometoschoolreadyandwillingtolearn.56.Intheopinionofthewriterwhatproblemdopeopleignore?A.TheschoolviolencE.B.Thepressureofstudents’learningC.Therighttoachievestudentspotential.D.theresponsibilitiesofthestudents.57.Thewriter’sattitudetothebehaviorsofparentsmaybethatof________.A.dissatisfiedB.unconcernC.understadningD.tolerance58.TheunderlinedpartinPara4maymeans__________.A.parentsandchildrenliveintheirseparateroomsB.parentscarelittleaboutchildren’slifeathomeC.childrendon’tlivewiththeirparentsinthesameroomD.athomechildrenliveadifferentlifefromthatofparents59.Fromthelastparagraphwecaninferthat______.A.schoolscan’tcorrectthewrongsthatsocietydoestoteachersB.teachershavenoresponsibilityforplayingtheroleofparentsC.parentsshouldspendtimewithchildrenmakingthemreadytolearnD.studentsareresponsibleformakingthemselvesknowninsociety60.Whatmightbemostsuitabletitleforthepassage?Children’sbehavioratschoolisworryingpeopleParentsexpectschoolstocorrecttheirchildren’sbadhabitsThereisnopointinparents’teachingchildrenathomeDon’tblameteacherswhenit’sparentswhoarefailing
Mr.FitzpatrickhasgivenmuchattentiontohisWeightreduction减轻体重programs.JustlastyearforexamplewhenhewasthemainspeakeratthecompanydinnerhesaidheputontwentypoundsinsteadoflosingthirtyhepromisedhewoulD.TheyearbeforethathejoinedahealthcluB.HeexercisedeverydayandatelessfooD.Attheendofthreemonthshoweverhebeganmakingexcusesaboutwhyhecouldn’tgotheremoreoften.AfterthehealthclubfailedtoworkhejoinedWeightWatchersbutstoppedgoingbecausehewastheonlymantherE.Andhehatedfollowinganyofthedietprograms.Fitz’slatestideaistojoinawalkingclubtowalkofftheweight.41.Mr.Fitzpatrickwas________whenspokeatthecompanydinnerlastyear.A.lighterthantheyearbeforeB.planningtogoonadietheavierthantheyearbeforeD.withtheWeightWatchers42.HedidnotstaywithWeightWatchersbecause________.A.hecouldn’tdoasthedietprogramsrequiredhimB.hefeltuncomfortablebeingwatchedbywomenC.themembersofWeightWatcherswereallwomenbuthimD.bothA.andC43.Whichofthefollowingcanbestexplainthemainideaofthepassage?A.Thereisnogoodwaytoloseweight.B.Onecandonothingwithoutastrongwill.C.Therearedifferentwaystoloseweight.D.Walkingisthebestwayoflosingweight.
第三部分阅读理解共20小题每小题2分满分40分阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C和D中选出最佳选项Manypeoplewillremembertheflightofthespaceshuttle航天飞机challengerinJune1983.TheachievementofSallyRideAmerica’sfirstwomanastronauttoflyintospacemadethisflightespeciallymemorablE.StudentsfromtwoCamdenNewJerseyhighschoolshoweverareprobablytorememberNormaratherthanSallywhenevertheythinkabouttheflight.Normadidn’ttravelalonE.Shebroughtabout100companionsalongwithher.Normawasanantaqueenantwhowithhersubjectmadeupthefirstantcolony群体totravelintospacE.Theantswerepartofascienceexperimentdesignedbystudentstotesttheeffectsofweightlessnessoninsects.Theequipmentdesignedbythestudentsfortheircolonyfunctionedperfectlythroughoutthelongspacetrip.TheyoungscientistsandtheirteacherswereverysadtofindthattheirinsectastronautshadalldiedatsomepointbeforethecontainerwasreturnedtotheschoolandopeneD.Theproblemdidn’toccurinspacebutonthegroundafterchallengerhadlandeD.ThecontainerremainedinthedesertfornearlyaweekbeforetheantcolonywasmoveD.Thehotdrydesertairdriedoutthecolony’scontainerandtheantsdiedfromlackofmoisture水分.Theprojectwastermedsuccessbecauseitdidprovideusefulinformation.Studentswillcontinuetheireffortstopinpoint精确找到whatwentwrong.Theywilltrytopreventthesamedifficultiesfromreoccurringonfuturemissions.Theydon’twanttobediscouragedeitherbythedemiseoftheantsorbythe$10000shuttlefaretheywillhavetopaytosendthenextcolonyofantsintospacE.51.WhatdoesthepassagemainlytellusA.SallyRideAmerica’sfirstwomanastronaut.B.HowtokeepantsaliveinspacE.C.HowtomakeequipmentforinsectsinspacE.D.AnexperimentwithantsinspacE.52.Accordingtothepassageweknowthattheunderlinedworddemiseisanotherwordfor_____.A.deathB.colonyC.insectD.moisture53.Wedon’tthinktheprojectwasafailurE.Thisisbecause_____.A.everythingwentassmoothlyasexpectedB.thestudentshadpinpointedexactlythereasonC.somethingimportanthadbeenlearnedD.thestudentshadsucceededintheexperiment54.Wecanconcludethatants_____onthenextspacetrip.A.willhavetobekeptaliveinacontainerfullofwaterB.willhavetobesentintospacewiththefirstwomanastronautC.shouldbeputintoacontainerwherethereisenoughfoodD.shouldbeputintoacontainerwhichisnottoodry
FormorethantenyearsJohnGrimshawhasbeenpioneeringagentlerevolution.HeaimstogetusgoingbybikeonBritain’snetworkofdisusedrailways.HeworksasanengineerforSustransaBristol-basedcharity.Hebelievesthatthereisnobenefitorlogicbehindthebuildingofbiggerandfasterroadsthatonlyencouragepeopletousecarsmoreextravagantly过分地.Britain’sroadsbeingbuiltignoreallbutthemotoristswhilemilesofrailwaytracksnolongerusedbytrainsliewasteD.Hisorganizationstartedworkin1994withamodestfivemiletrackfromBristoltoBathandcyclistsandwalkersnowmakeamillionjourneysayearonthepath.Sustranshassincecompletedafurther150milesthroughoutBritainwiththehelpofvolunteerworkers.Buildingsuchpathsisnoteasyorcheap.Sustransbuysorleases租借landfromBritishRailandthepathscancostfrom6000poundsupto80000poundsperkilometertobuilD.Moneycomesfromcentralandlocalgovernmentcharitybodiesandgiftsfromindividuals.ToencouragemorewalkersandcyclistsalongitspathsSustransplanstoconstructaworkofartoneverymileofpathitbuilds.MostoftheirtracksquicklytransportpeoplefromthecitytothecountrysidE.ThelatestrouterunsfromtheheartofGlasgowtoLochLomonD.Relics遗迹ofthegreatrailwayagelittertheroutes—stationhousessignalsboxesandevensteamtrains.SomemightconsiderJohnGrimshawatravelerfromthepastoutoftouchwiththemodernworldbutformanyheispreparingthewayforanalternativeforacar-madworlD.TheaimofSustransisto_________.A.encouragepeopletousecarsmoreefficientlyB.useoldrailwaylinesforleisurepurposesC.provideacyclingnetworkacrossBritainD.buildbetterandfasterroadsHowdoesSustransfinanceitswork?A.withamixtureofmoneyfromthegovernmentanddonationsB.withmoneyfromBritishRailC.byleasingitslandD.byusingvolunteerworkersWhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.SustranswillnotbuildanymoretracksafterGlasgowtoLochLomondB.SustranswillhavetoclearthetrackofrelicsC.SustransmakesthecountrysidemoreaccessibletothepublicD.Sustransbelievesmoredriverswillusetheirtracks.
IfyouweretocomeupwithalistoforganizationswhosefailureshaddonethemostdamagetotheAmericaneconomyinrecentyearsyouwouldprobablyhavetostartwiththeWallStreetfirmsthatbroughtusthefinancialcrisis.FromthereyoumightmoveontotheautomakersinDetroit.ButIwouldsuggestthatthelistshouldalsoincludealessobviousnominee:publiceducation.AtitstopleveltheAmericansystemofhighereducationmaybethebestintheworlD.Yetintermsofitscoremission---turningteenagersintoeducatedcollegegraduates---muchofthesystemisfailing.TheUnitedStatesdoesagoodjobenrolling招生teenagersincollegebutonlyhalfofthestudentswhoenrollendupwithabachelor’sdegreE.Soidentifyingthecausesofthecollegedropoutcrisisintheworld’slargesteconomymattersenormouslyandanewbookcalledCrossingtheFinishLinetriestodopreciselythat.ItsauthorsareeconomistsWilliamBowenandMichaelMcPhersonandadoctoralcandidateMatthewChingos.Thefirstproblemtheydiagnoseissomethingtheycallunder-matching.Itreferstostudentswhochoosenottoattendthebestcollegetheycangetinto.TheyinsteadgotoalessselectiveoneperhapsonethatisclosertohomeorlessexpensivE.Abouthalfofthelow-incomestudentswithagrade-pointaverageofatleast3.5inhighschoolandanSATscoreofatleast1200donotattendthebestcollegetheycouldhavE.Iwasreallyastonishedbythedegreetowhichwell-qualifiedstudentsfrompoorfamiliesunder-matchedsaidMr.Bowen.Infactwell-offstudentsattendthecollegesthatdothebestjobofproducinggraduates.Meanwhilelower-incomestudents-–evenwhentheyarebetterqualified—oftengotocollegesthatexcel擅长inproducingdrop-outs.It’sreallyawasteMr.Bowensaidandabigproblemforthecountry.Astheauthorspointouttheonlywaytoliftthecollegegraduationratesignificantlyistoliftitamongpoorandworking-classstudents.Insteaditappearstohavefallen.Whatcanbedone?Moneyisclearlypartoftheanswer.71.WhichofthefollowingwouldpeoplefirstthinkofasafactorresponsiblefortheAmericanfinancialcrisisaccordingtothispassage?A.Thegovernment.B.PubliceducationC.TheDetroitautomakers.D.TheWallStreetfirms.72.WhatisabigproblemwithAmericanhighereducation?A.ItishardtoenrollenoughstudentsintocollegE.B.Manycollegesareexperiencinglowrateofgraduation.C.Manycollegestudentsstayawayfromclasses.D.Itishardformanycollegestogetfinancialaidfromthegovernment.73.ThetitleofthebookCrossingtheFinishLineprobablymeans______.A.runningtotheendofthelineB.goingtocollegeC.finishingcollegeeducationD.workinghardincollege74.Whydosomestudentsunder--match?A.Becausetheyhavefinancialdifficulty.B.Becausetheyfaceambitioncrisis.C.BecausetheylackconfidencE.D.Becausetheycan’tgetguidancE.75.Thepassageismainlyabout_______.A.problemswithsecondaryAmericaneducationandpossiblesolutionsB.America’sfinancialcrisisitscauseandinfluenceC.lowrateofAmericancollegegraduationitscauseanditsinfluenceD.relationshipbetweenAmericaneducationanditseconomy
ESundayOctober5Clear69°FMywifeEleanorandItookthetrainfromParistoStrasbourgwhereweweremetbyourdriverandguideandtheminibuswhichgoesalongwiththeboat.WestoppedoffinBarnforanhourontheway.ThenweweretakentoNancywheretheboatwaskept.Aftertheotherpassengersarrivedwehadourfirstdinnerontheboat.AfterdinnerwewalkedintodowntownNancyavillagewithalargesquareandwoodenhouses.MondayOctober6Rainedlastnightcloudyinthemorning69°FWespentabouttwohoursinNancythensailedontheCanaldelaMarneauRhinE.KindofalazydayeatingbreakfastlunchanddinnerafterdinnerwewatchedatapeonBaccaratwherewewillvisittomorrow.Itwaspleasanttositoutondeck甲板andwatchthescenerygobyatabout3mph.TuesdayOctober7Lightrain64°FThismorningwedroveovertoBaccaratandtoureditsmuseumandthechurchwhichhasthisunbelievablelampthatisgoingonaworldtourthenextday.WedidlotsofshoppingthenwalkedacrossthebridgetoseeaveryverymodernCatholicchurchwithspecialBaccaratwindows.WedrovetothetopoftheVogesMountainsandstarteddowntheeasternsidE.LaterwedrovetoSorrenbourgtoseethe13thcenturychurchattheCordeliers.ItcontainsthelargestwindowbyMarcChagall—24feetwideby40feethigh.WednesdayOctober8Cloudy65°FTodaywesailedfromSchneckenbushtoSavernE.Wewentthroughtwocavesanextremelyunusualpartofthejourney.Thisriversceneryisverydifferent.Wewereinamountainvalleywithgrasslandononesideandaforestbeginningtoshowsomecolorontheother.ThursdayOctober9Cloudy66°FOurdependableminibuswaswaitingtoloadtheluggageandtakeustothehotelwhereeveryonewenttheirseparateways.OurboatingdaysareoveruntilnexttimE.72.Wheredidtheauthorgetoffthetrain?A.Paris.B.Strasbourg.C.Nancy.D.Barn.73.Onwhichdaysdidthetouristsspendmostoftheirtimeontheboat?A.MondayandTuesday.B.TuesdayandWednesday.C.WednesdayandThursday.D.MondayandWednesday.74.FromthetextwelearnthatBaccaratandSorrenbourgarethenamesof__________.A.townsB.churchesC.museumsD.mountains75.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthetour?A.Tiring.B.ExpensivE.C.EnjoyablE.D.Quick.
EIwentonlinetocheckmypaywasinmybankaccount账户.TomyamazementIdiscoveredthatnotonlyhadIbeenpaidacompanyI’dneverworkedforhadalsopaidme!IknowIwouldhavebeenbesidemyselfifmyownsalarywasnotinmyaccountsoItriedtogetthemoneybacktotherightperson.EasiersaidthandonE.Thebankcouldn’thelpasitwasn’tabankproblem.Thehuman-resourcedepartmentatthecompanythatpaidmewasunabletohelpasIdidn’thaveenoughdetails.Irangthebankagain.ThankfullyIhadasympatheticcalloperatorwhogavemeanamesoIagainrangthecompanyDanielworkedfor.IexpectedthebankwouldcontactmetoarrangetotakethemoneyfrommyaccountandrepayDaniel.IheardnothingforamonthandthemoneyremainedinmyaccountwhenDanielcalledexplaininghe’dtriedtogetbackhismoneybuthadbeenunsuccessfulasneitherthebanknorhiscompanyfeltitwastheirerror.HehadrungtoaskifIcouldspeaktothebankbutafterchattingforafewminuteswerealizedwecouldprobablyfixthisproblemourselves.WedecidedIwouldtakethemoneyfrommyaccountandhewouldpickitupfrommE.DuetomybusyjobIwasunabletomeetDanielpersonallybutheleftmealovelybottleofwineinexchangeforwhatwasrightfullyhis.IneverhadanyintentionofkeepingDaniel’spaybutredtape繁琐手续madeitdifficulttodotherightthing.Itallcamedowntotwopeoplebeingabletodowhatahugebankandalargecompanycouldn’tdo—admitamistakehasoccurredandfixit.52.Whatwastheattitudeoftheauthortowardstheextramoneyinhisbankaccount?A.Hedidn’tknowwhattodowithit.B.Hefeltluckytogetit.C.Hethoughtofkeepingitforhimself.D.Hewantedtoreturnittotherightperson.53.Theunderlinedphrasebesidemyselfprobablymeans_______.A.veryfortunateB.veryangryC.reallythankfulD.atease54.Howwastheproblemsolvedintheend?A.TheauthorandDanielsolvedtheproblemthemselves.B.ItcostDanielalovelybottleofwinetogetbackhismoney.C.Theauthorgavethemoneybacktothecompany.D.Thecalloperatorofferedtosolvetheirproblem.55.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat_________.A.thebankcouldsolvetheproblemsoonandeasilywiththeredtapeB.somelargeorganizationsusuallyhavetroublesomeofficialrulesC.Danieldidn’tknowtheerroruntilhecontactedtheauthorD.itwaseasyforacompanytohaveamistakewhichhadoccurredfixed
DA.proverb谚语isashortwell-knownsayingthatexpressesacommontruthorbelief.ProverbsarepopulararoundtheworlD.ManyproverbsgiveadviceonhowtolivE.Someproverbsarehundredsofyearsoldbuttheyarestillusedtoday.Forexamplemysonisjustlikehisfatherinmanyways.WeoftensaythetwoofthemprovetheproverbthattheappledoesnotfarfromthetreE.Mydaughterisveryshort.Shewouldliketobetaller.ButItellherthatgoodthingscomeinsmallpackages.Somevaluablethingsareverysmalllikediamondsandotherjewels.ButIalsotellmychildrenthatallthatglittersisnotgolD.SomethingmaylookvaluablebutmaynotreallybevaluablE.AlsoItellthemdonotjudgeabookbyitscover.YoushouldnotjudgesomethingonlybyitsappearancE.SometimesItellmychildrentocooperatetosolveaproblem.AfteralltwoheadsarebetterthanonE.Butanotherproverbsaystoomanycooksspoilthesoup.Iftoomanypeopletrytodosomethingthenthejobwillnotbedonewell.Ialsotellmychildrenthattwowrongsdonotmakearight.Youshouldnotdosomethingbadjustbecausesomeonedidthesametoyou.Somepeoplearepessimistswhileotherpeopleareoptimists.Pessimistsalwaysthinkabouthowbadthingsareorwillbe;optimistsmightsaythateverycloudhasasilverliningandtheyalwayslookonthebrightsidE.Otherpeoplearebothpessimistsandoptimists.Theyhopeforthebestandpreparefortheworst.SomepeopleoftenworryaboutwhattheywilldoinasituationthatmighthappeninthefuturE.Wecouldtellthemdonotcrossthatbridgeuntilyoucometoit.Itisusuallymuchbettertopreventaproblemfromhappeningthanitistofindwaystosolveit.SowesayanounceofpreventionisworthapoundofcurE.63.Theauthoroftencomfortsherdaughterwiththeproverbthat____.A.theappledoesn’tfallfarfromthetreE.B.goodthingscomeinsmallpackagesC.toomanycooksspoilthesoupD.twoheadsarebetterthanone64.Ifsomeonesaystwoheadsarebetterthanonehemeans____.A.jobswillbedonebetteriftwoworktogetherB.aproblemwillbesolvedeasilybymanypeopleC.jobswon’tbedonewelliftherearetoomanypeopleD.youcan’tdosomethingbadevenifsomeoneelsedoesit65.Theunderlinedwordpessimistsinthesixthparagraphreferstothosepeople_____.A.whoalwayslookonthebrightsideB.whoalwaysexpectbadthingstohappenC.whoarealwaysfullofhopeforthefutureD.whoalwaysmakepreparationsfortheworst66.Whichofthefollowingareoptimistslikelytosay?A.AnounceofpreventionisworthapoundofcureB.WehopeforthebestandpreparefortheworstC.Don’tcrossthebridgeuntilyoucometoit.D.Everycloudhasasilverlining
D11-year-oldCourtneyThompsonwassopassionateaboutgymnasticsthatshewouldpracticefivehoursadayuntilherarmsweresoreandherelbowsswollen.Sherarelycomplainedabouthertoughscheduleandforgoodreason.CourtneywasrankedthebestgymnastintheStateforherageandshedreamedofgoingtotheOlympics.ButonJanuary12th2005whilepracticingaroutineexerciseshefeltanunbearablepainintheleftelbow.Themedicalexaminationthenrevealedasevereinjuryresultinginanimmediatesurgeryandaslowpainfulrecovery.WhathappenedtoCourtneyThompsonisaredflaginAmerica'sgrowingepidemicofyouthsportsinjuries.Acrossthecountryyoungerandyoungerathletesareinjuringthemselvesinthepursuitofsportsachievement.TheU.S.ConsumerProductSafetyCommissionreportsthat2.8millionAmericansaged5through24receivedmedicaltreatmentforasports-relatedorrecreation-relatedinjuryin2003.Severeinjuriesthatusedtobelimitedtoprofessionalsarenowshowingupinhighschoolandevenjuniorhighathletes.Therearemanyreasonsbehindtheoutbreakinsportsinjurieshutmostexpertsagreeononetheextremecultureoforganizedyouthsports.Gonearethedayswhenchildrenplayedavarietyofgamesonplaygrounds.Childkidnappingandstreetcrimehaveendedcasualneighborhoodathleticsinmanyplacesleadingparentstoenrolltheirchildreninorganizedsportsunderthewatchfulthoughdemandingeyesofadultvolunteersandcoaches.AndmovieslikeFridayNightLightsglorifythethrillofvictoryforyoungathleteswithsingle-mindeddedicationtoathleticachievement.Fromhighschoolgymstocountyhallfields41millionchildrenyoungerthan19participatedinorganizedyouthsportsin2005accordingtothelatestresearchbytheNationalCouncilofYouthSports.Thefigurerepresentsa25percentincreasesince1997.Parentalinvolvement1youthsportshasalsomadechildhoodgameslessabouthavingfunandmoreabouttrainingandcompetingforthetopspot.1andingacollegescholarshiporlaunchingapromisingcareerHopingtonurturethenextMichelleKwanorApoloOhnosomeparentsguidetheirchildrenintospecializinginonesportButtherepetitivetrainingrequiredtomasterasportplacesenormousstressesonhonesandmusclesthatarestilldeveloping.67.Thepassageismainlyabout_________A.children’sparticipationinorganizedsportsB.themaincausesoftheyouthsportsinjuriesC.thewaytotrainchildreninorganizedsportsD.thecommonoccurrenceofyouthsportsinjuries68.TheunderlinedpartFedflaginthesecondparagraphmostprobablymeans_______.A.warningB.problemC.symbolD.mark69.WhyisthenumberofsportsinjuriesamongchildreninAmericagrowing?A.Becauseoftheirincreasingfondnessforsports.B.BecausechildrenarenotprofessionalenoughfursportsC.Becausemorechildrenareseekingforsportsachievements.D.BecauseoftheinvolvementoftheparentsandmoreorganizedsportsWecanlearnfromthepassagethat__________A.about10.25millionyoungstersparticipatedinorganizedsportsin1997B.parentsgivelimitedchancesforchildrentochoosetheirsportsC.seriousinjuriesoftenhappenedtoyoungstudentsinthepastD.courtneyThompsonwillneverbecomeafamousgymnast
BOnthelastdayofhislifemydogOttospentthatmorningofspringnappinginthegarden.Thiswasalwaysoneofhisfavoritethingstodoevenbeforethedayswhenhewastoooldandtooweaktogetoutofacarbyhimself.IprobablywouldhavestartedcryingoverOttorightthenifmytwootherlittledogshadn'tsuddenlyracedpast.LarrywhowasapuppygotknockedintoOttothenlickedOtto'searandthatgotOttoexcitedandOttobarkedandtriedtostandupagainbutitwashardforhim.SoonitwastimeformetodrivetoseeSteveourvet.WhenStevegaveOttothefirstshotitmadehimwoozy眩晕的.OttowanderedovertowhereSteveandIweresittingandsettleddownbetweenus.Hehasalwayslikedtotoucheveryoneinhispackifpossiblewhilehesleeps.AfterStevegavehimthelastshotandOttostoppedbreathinghedidn'tlooklikeOttoanymorE.Helookedlikeanoldgray-brownpieceofbeat-upcarpetandIsuddenlyrealizedwhatbadshapehe'dbeeninforalonglongtimE.Iwonderedifhe'dbeeninmuchmorepainthanIknew.WonderingmademefeelevenworsE.TheweekafterOttodiedwasnotgooD.EverymorningwhenIwalkedLarryandStickyintheneighborhoodsomebodywouldcomeupandsaytheyhadheardaboutOttoandtheyweresorry.TheywereallOtto'sfriendsandsomeofthemcrieD.OtherslikeDebbiewholivesonmystreetremindedmeabouthowevenattheenD.Ottowouldstandbetweenhertwins'stroller婴儿车andthestreetwhenthegarbagetruckwentby.LikeitwashisjobtoprotectthemshemarveleD.Ottohasleftusbuthismemoryliveson.60.HowdidtheauthorfeelwhenOttowasnappinginthegarden?A.Shefeltlikecrying.B.Shethoughtlifewasbeautiful.C.Shefoundspringwaswonderful.D.ShewasrelieveD.61.Accordingtothepassagehowdidthedogdie?A.Hehadanaccidentonthestreet.B.Hediednaturally.C.Hewasmadetodiebyavet.D.HestarveD.62.WhatcanweknowaboutOtto?A.Hewasalreadytoooldtobark.B.Helikedpeopletokeephimcompany.C.Hediedaverypainfuldeath.D.Hewasprotectedbytheneighbours.63.WecanseefromthepassagethatStickyisa______.A.catB.dogC.childD.neighbour
Ifinditpleasanttobealonethegreaterpartofthetime;tobeincompanyevenwiththebestissoontiresomeandwastefulandIneverfoundacompanionsocompanionableassolitude独处.Weareforthemostpartmorelonelywhenwegoabroadthanwhenwestayinthemeeting-roomsforsolitudeisnotmeasuredbythemilesofspacebetweenamanandhisfellows.Thefarmerwhocanworkalonealldaywithoutfeelinglonesomebutmustdosomethingwithotherstogetpleasureatnightwondershowthestudentcansitaloneatnight;hedoesnotrealizethatthestudentthoughinthehouseisactuallyatworkinhisfieldandcuttinghiswoodasthefarmerwasinhis.SocietyiscommonlytoocheapWemeetatveryshortintervals间隔nothavinghadtimetogetanynewvalueforeachother;wemeetatmealsthreetimesadayandgiveeachotheranewtasteofthatunpleasantoldcheese;welivethickandareineachother’swayandIthinkthatwethuslosesomerespectforoneanother.Wehavehadtoagreeonacertainsetofrulescalledetiquetteandpolitenesstomakethisfrequentmeetingtolerable可忍受的;certainlylessfrequencywouldbeenoughforallimportantandheartycommunicationsbetweenmen.ItwouldbebetteriftherewerebutonetolivewithinasquaremileaswhereIliveforasthevalueofamanisnotinhisskinweneednottouchhim.72.Thewriterusestheexampleofthefarmerandthestudenttoshowthat_____.A.menneedtodosomethingforpleasureaftertheirwork.B.menarenotlonelywhentheyareworking.C.solitudeisnecessaryforastudent.D.peoplehavedifferentideasofsolitudE.73.WhenthewritersaysSocietyiscommonlytoocheaphemeansthat______.A.wemeetnotfrequentlyenoughsowedon’tunderstandeachotherwell.B.weeatcheapfoodandliveasimplelifesowedon’tfeelveryhappy.C.ourlivesaretooregularforustofindanyhappinessinthem.D.peopledon’thaveenoughheartycommunicationtorealizethevalueinothers74.Thewriter’sopiniononthevalueofamanisthat_____.A.itismadetoolowbytherulesofetiquetteandpoliteness.B.itcanbediscoveredthroughfrequentphysicaltouch.C.itcanbefoundinaman’sappearancE.D.itdoesn’tlieinphysicaltouch.75.Thewriteralmostbelievesthat______.A.astudentandafarmerhavenoideaofsolitudE.B.thesamelifeweliveeverydayisthecauseofman’sloneliness.C.etiquetteandpolitenessarerulesthatmakefrequentmeetingstolerablE.D.lessfrequentmeetingscanmakeusmoreclearaboutthevalueofmen.
InthecourseofworkingmywaythroughschoolItookmanyjobsIwouldratherforget.Butnoneofthesejobswasasdreadfulasmyjobinanappleplant.Theworkwashard;thepaywaspoor;andmostofalltheworkingconditionswereterriblE.Firstofallthejobmadehugedemandsonmystrength.FortenhoursanightItookboxesthatrolleddownametaltrackandpiledthemontoatruck.EachboxcontainedtwelveheavybottlesofapplejuicE.IoncefiguredoutthatIwasliftinganaverageoftwelvetonsofapplejuiceeverynight.Iwouldnothavemindedthedifficultyoftheworksomuchifthepayhadnotbeensopoor.Iwaspaidthelowestwageofthattime—twodollarsanhour.BecauseofthelowpayIfelteagertogetasmuchaspossiblE.Iusuallyworkedtwelvehoursanightbutdidnottakehomemuchmorethan$100aweek.Butevenmorethanthelowpaywhatmademeunhappywastheworkingconditions.DuringworkIwaslimitedtotwoten-minutebreaksandanunpaidhalfhourforlunch.Mostofmytimewasspentoutsideloadingtruckswiththoseheavyboxesinnear-zero-degreetemperatures.ThesteelfloorsofthetruckswerelikeicewhichmademyfeetfeellikestonE.AndaftertheproductionlineshutdownatnightandmostpeopleleftIhadtospendtwohoursalonecleaningthefloor.IstayedonthejobforfivemonthsallthewhilehatingthedifficultyoftheworkthepoormoneyandtheconditionsunderwhichIworkeD.BythetimeIleftIwasdeterminednevertogobackthereagain.1.Whydidthewriterhavetotakemanyjobsatthattime?A.Topayforhisschooling.B.TosaveforhisfuturE.C.TosupporthisfamilyD.Togainsomeexperience2.ThefollowingfactsdescribetheterribleworkingconditionsoftheplantEXCEPT______.A.loadingboxesinthefreezingcoldB.havinglimitedtimeforbreaksC.workingandstudyingatthesametimeD.gettingnopayforlunchtime3.Whatisthesubjectdiscussedinthetext?A.Thewriter’sunhappyschoollifE.B.Thewriter’seagernesstoearnmoney.C.Thewriter’sexperiencetoearnmoney.D.Thewriter’shardworkinanappleplant.4.Howisthetextorganized?A.Topic—Argument—ExplanationB.Opinion—Discussion—DescriptionC.Mainidea—Comparison—SupportingexamplesD.Introduction—Supportingexamples—Conclusion
I’maskeptic怀疑论者whenitcomestothebenefitsoftakingvitaminsandothersupplements.Weswallowfarmorethananyothercountry-yetwe’renotthehealthiestfolksbyfarnordowelivethelongest.There’smorebadnewsforvitaminsthisweek:Turnsoutthattakigfolicacid叶酸andvitaminB12supplementsdoesn’tpreventheartattacksordeathaccordingtoamajornewstudyintheJournaloftheAmericanMedicalAssociation.Itwashopedtheywouldsincethevitaminsdoreducelevelsofhomocysteine高半胱氨酸anaminoacid氨基酸thatishigherinthebloodofpeoplewhohaveahigherriskofheartdiseasE.Infacthomocysteinewasreduced30percentafteroneyearoftreatmentintheparticipantswhotookbothvitamins.Butinthefollowingthreeyearsjustasmanyvitamintakersdiedasthosewhodidn’ttakethevitamins.EvenworsethestudywasstoppedearlybecauseanothersimilarstudysuggestedthattheremaybeanincreasedriskofcancerfromtakingB.vitamins.Ihadbeentakingahealth-foodstoremonstermultivitamin综合维生素剂formonths.CoincidentallyIhadbeenexperiencingsomestrangenumbnessinmylegsthatwasstartingtoscaremE.IremembersittinginalongmeetingwithmyanklescrossedandwhenItriedtostandupIcrumpledonthefloorandhitmychinontheglasscoffeetablebecausemyleghadgonecompletelynumbandworthless.AsIsatthereandshookmylegIgotthatpinsandneedlesfeelingandsoonwasOK.ButitscaredmeenoughtomakeanappointmentwithaneurologistwhosuggestedanMRItoruleoutmultiplesclerosisstrokeorabraintumor肿.WhileI’llneverknowforsureifthevitaminscausedmyproblemmanymanystudieshaveremindedusthatpillformsofvitaminsandmineralsdon’tprovidethesamebenefitasgettingthemfromfooD.There’salotwedon’tknowabouthowthehumanbodyworks.UntilweknowmoreI’mgettingmostofmyvitaminsfromthefarmer’smarket.49.Whatcanweknowfromthelastparagraph?A.Thewriterisgettingmostofpillformsofvitaminsfromthemarkets.B.Thewritercontinuestotakevitaminsingreatquantities.C.Thewriterisgettingvitaminsfromfoodwhichcanprovidemorebenefits.D.Thewriterwillnevertakepillformsofvitaminsandminerals.50.WhydopeopletakefolicacidandvitaminB12supplements?Theywanttostopheartattacksorlivelonger.B.Theywanttolivelonger.C.Theywanttoincreaseriskofcancer.D.Theywanttoexperiencesomestrangenumbness.51.Whichofthefollowingisnottrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Itwasthemultivitaminhetookthatcausedthewritertogetthepinsandneedlesfeeling.B.Takingmorevitaminswillnotmakeamanhealthierorlivelonger.C.Thevitaminscanreducelevelsofhomocysteineinourbody.D.Thelesshomocysteineinourbloodthelesschancewe’llhaveheartattacks.52.Thebesttitleofthepassagecanbe_________.A.Vitamins:BenefitUsaLotB.Vitamins:NoHelpforYourHeartC.Vitamins:BadfortheBrainTooD.SomeBadNewsAboutVitamins.
DItwasawintermorningjustacoupleofweeksbeforeChristmas2005.WhilemostpeoplewerewarminguptheircarsTrevormyhusbandhadtogetupearlytoridehisbikefourkilometersawayfromhometowork.Onarrivalheparkedhisbikeoutsidethebackdoorasheusuallydoes.Afterputtingin10hoursoflaborhereturnedtofindhisbikegonE.ThebikeablackKona18speedwasouronlytransport.Trevorusedittogettoworkputtingin60-hourweekstosupporthisyoungfamily.Andthebikewasalsousedtogetgroceries食品杂货savingusfromhavingtowalklongdistancesfromwherewelivE.IwassosadthatsomeonewouldstealourbikethatIwrotetothenewspaperandtoldthemourstory.Shortlyafterthatseveralpeopleinourareaofferedtohelp.Onewonderfulstrangerevenboughtabikethencalledmyhusbandtopickitup.OnceagainmyhusbandhadawaytogettoandfromhisjoB.ItreallyisanhonorthatacompletestrangerwouldgooutoftheirwayforsomeonetheyhavenevermetbeforE.Peoplesaythatasmilecanbepassedfromonepersontoanotherbutactsofkindnessfromstrangersareevenmoreso.Thisexperiencehashadaspreadingeffectinourlivesbecauseitstrengthenedourfaithinhumanity人性asawholE.Andithasinfluencedustobemoremindful.Nomatterhowbigorhowsmallanactofkindnessshowsthatsomeonecares.Andtheresultscanbeeverlasting.53.Howdidpeoplegettoknowthecouple’sproblem?A.Fromradiobroadcasts.B.Fromanewspaper.C.FromTVnews.D.Fromastranger.54.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.TheauthorusedtogettoworkbybikE.B.Severalstrangersofferedbikestothembuttheyonlyacceptedoneofthem.C.Theauthor’shusbandoftenparkedthebikeoutsidethebackdoor.D.Somebodyhadstolentheirbikebeforebutsoonreturnedittotheauthor.55.Whatdowelearnfromthecouple’sexperience?A.Anactofkindnesscanmeanalot.B.OneshouldtakecareoftheirbikE.C.Newsreportsmakepeoplefamous.D.Strangersareusuallyoflittlehelp.56.Whywasthebikesoimportanttothecouple?A.Theman’sjobwasbikeracing.B.Itwastheironlypossession.C.ItwasaniceKona18speeD.D.TheyuseditforworkanddailylifE.
Mr.PeterJohnsonagedtwenty-threebattledforhalfanhourtoescapefromhistrappedcaryesterdaywhenitlandedupsidedowninthreefeetofwater.Mr.Johnsontooktheonlyescaperoute—throughtheboot行李箱.Mr.Johnson’scarhadfinishedupinaditch沟渠atRomneyMarsinKentafterskiddingoniceandhittingabank.FortunatelythewaterbegantocomeinonlyslowlyMr.JohnsonsaiD.Icouldn’tforcethedoorsbecausetheywerejammedagainstthewallsoftheditchanddarednotopenthewindowsbecauseIknewwaterwouldcomefloodingin.Mr.JohnsonasweetsalesmanofSittingHomeKentfirsttriedtoattracttheattentionofothermotoristsbysoundingthehornandhammeringontheroofandboot.ThenhebeganhisstruggletoescapE.LaterhesaidItwasreallyahalfpennythatsavedmylifE.ItwastheonlycoinIhadinmypocketandIusedittounscrewthebackseattogetintotheboot.Ittooktenminutestounscrewtheseatandafurtherfiveminutestoclearthesweetsamplesfromtheboot.ThenMr.Johnsonfoundawrenchandbegantoworkonthebootlock.Fifteenminutespassedby.ItwastheonlychanceIhaD.FinallyitgavebutassoonasImovedthebootlidthewaterandmudpouredin.Iforcedtheliddownintothemudandjumpedoutoftheditch.Hishandsandarmscutandbruised擦伤Mr.JohnsongottoBeckettFarmnearbywherehewaslookedafterbythefarmer’swifeMrs.LucyBates.HuddledinablankethesaidThatthirtyminutesseemedlikehours.Onlythetipsofthecarwheelswerevisiblepolicesaidlastnight.Thevehiclehadsunkintotwofeetofmudatthebottomoftheditch.56.Whatisthebesttitleforthisnewspaperarticle?A.TheStoryofMr.JohnsonA.SweetSalesmanB.CarBootCanServeAsTheBestEscapeRouteC.DriverEscapesThroughCarBootD.TheDriverSurvivedA.TerribleCarAccident57.WhichofthefollowingobjectsisthemostimportanttoMr.Johnson?A.Thehammer.B.Thecoin.C.Thescrew.D.Thehorn.58.Whichstatementistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Mr.Johnson’scarstoodonitsbootasitfelldown.B.Mr.Johnsoncouldnotescapefromthedoorbecauseitwasfullofsweetjam.C.Mr.Johnson’scaraccidentwaspartlyduetotheslipperyroaD.D.Mr.Johnsonstruggledinthepouringmudasheunscrewedthebackseat.59.FinallyitgaveParagraph4meansthat_______.A.LuckilythedoorwastornawayintheendB.AtlastthehammerwentbrokenC.ThelockcameopenafterallhiseffortsD.Thechancewaslostatthelastminute60.Itmaybeinferredfromthepassagethat_______.A.theditchwasalongaquietcountryroadB.theaccidenthappenedonaclearwarmdayC.thepolicehelpedMr.JohnsongetoutoftheditchD.Mr.Johnsonhadatenderwifeandwaswellattended
ScienceDailyApr272008—DutchecologistRoxinaSolerandhercolleagueshavediscoveredthatsubterranean地下的andabovegroundherbivorous食草的insectscancommunicatewitheachotherbyusingplantsastelephones.Subterraneaninsectsissuechemicalwarningsignalsthroughtheleavesoftheplant.Thiswayabovegroundinsectsarewarnedthattheplantisalreadyoccupied.Abovegroundleaf-eatinginsectspreferplantsthathavenotyetbeenoccupiedbysubterraneanroot-eatinginsects.SubterraneaninsectssendoutchemicalsignalsthroughtheleavesoftheplantwhichwarntheabovegroundinsectsabouttheirpresencE.Thismessagingmakesitpossibleforspatially-separatedinsectstoavoideachothersothattheydonotcompeteforthesameplant.Inrecentyearsithasbeendiscoveredthatdifferenttypesofabovegroundinsectsdevelopslowlyiftheyfeedonplantsthatalsohavesubterraneanresidentsandviceversa反之亦然.Itseemsthatasystemhasdevelopedthroughnaturalselectionwhichhelpsthesubterraneanandabovegroundinsectstonoticeeachother.Thisavoidsunnecessarycompetition.Throughthegreentelephonelinessubterraneaninsectscanalsocommunicatewithathirdpartynamelythenaturalenemyofcaterpillars毛虫.Parasiticwasps寄生的黄蜂laytheireggsinsideabovegroundinsects.Thewaspsalsobenefitfromthesignalssentbytheleavesasthesehelpthemfindmoreinsectsfortheireggs.Thecommunicationbetweensubterraneanandabovegroundinsectshasonlybeenstudiedinafewcases.Itisstillnotclearhowwidespreadthisphenomenonis.Butscientistsarelookingintoit.ThisresearchwascarriedoutattheNetherlandsInstituteforEcologyNIOO-KNAWbyRoxinaSolerJeffreyHarveyMartijnBezemerWimvanderPuttenandLouiseVet.ThePhDprojectinwhichthisstudywascarriedoutwasfundedbytheFreeCompetitionofNWOEarthandLifeSciences.51.Afterfindingaplantoccupiedbysubterraneaninsectsabovegroundinsectsusually____.A.sendoutwarningsignalsB.choosetogiveuptheplantC.competefortheplantD.shareitwiththesubterraneaninsects52.Abovegroundinsectswilldevelopmorequicklyifthey____.A.feedonplantsoccupiedbysubterraneaninsectsB.feedonplantsnotoccupiedbysubterraneaninsectsC.becomeclevererthroughnaturalselectionD.competewithsubterraneaninsects53.Subterraneaninsectscommunicatewithathirdpartythrough____.A.caterpillarsB.parasiticwaspsC.wasps’eggsD.aplant’sleaves54.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A.Otheranimalsmaycommunicateinthesameway.B.Therewillbefurtherresearchintothisphenomenon.C.PartofthestudyisaPhDproject.D.TheFreeCompletionofNWOEarthandLifeScienceshasthepatentfortheseresults.55.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.InsectsuseplantsasatelephonE.B.Insectsliveinharmonywitheachother.C.NospeciescanlivealonE.D.Plantsandanimalshaveaneffectoneachother.
CIfyouareamaleandyouarereadingthiscongratulations:youareasurvivor.AccordingtostatisticsyouaremorethantwiceaslikelytodieofskincancerthanawomanandninetimesmorelikelytodieofAIDS.Assumingyoumakeittotheendofyournaturaltermabout78yearsformeninAustraliayouwilldieonaveragefiveyearsbeforeawoman.Therearemanyreasonsforthistypicallymentakemorerisksthanwomenandaremorelikelytodrinkandsmokebutperhapsmoreimportantlymendon’tgotothedoctor.Menaren’tseeingdoctorsasoftenastheyshouldsaysDr.GullottaThisisparticularlysofortheover-40swhendiseasestendtostrikE.Gullottasaysahealthymanshouldvisitthedoctoreveryyearortwo.Forthoseover45itshouldbeatleastonceayear.TwomonthsagoGullottasawa50-year-oldmanwhohaddelayeddoinganythingabouthissmoker’scoughforayear.WhenIfinallysawhimithadalreadyspreadandhehassincediedfromlungcancerhesaysEarlierdetectionandtreatmentmaynothavecuredhimbutitwouldhaveprolongedhislifE.Accordingtoarecentsurvey95%ofwomenagedbetween15andearly40sseeadoctoronceayearcomparedto70%ofmeninthesameagegroup.Alotofmenthinktheyareinvincible不可战胜的Gullottasays.TheyonlycomeinwhenafrienddropsdeadonthegolfcourseandtheythinkGeezifitcouldhappentohim__________.ThenthereistheostrichapproachsomemenarescaredofwhatmightbethereandwouldrathernotknowsaysDr.RossCartmill.MostmengettheircarsservicedmoreregularlythantheyservicetheirbodiesCartmillsays.Hebelievesmostdiseasesthatcommonlyaffectmencouldbeaddressedbypreventivecheck-ups.Regularcheck-upsformenwouldinevitablyplacestrain紧张onthepublicpurseCartmillsays.Butpreventionischeaperinthelongrunthanhavingtotreatthediseases.Besidestheultimatecostisfargreater:itiscalledprematuredeath.65..Whydoestheauthorcongratulatehismalereadersatthebeginningofthepassage?A.Theyaremorelikelytosurviveseriousdiseasestoday.B.TheiraveragelifespanhasbeenconsiderablyextendeD.C.TheyhavelivedlongenoughtoreadthisarticlE.D.TheyaresuretoenjoyalongerandhappierlifE.66.Whatisthemostimportantreasonwhymendiefiveyearsearlieronaveragethanwomenaccordingtotheauthor?A.mendrinkandsmokemuchmorethanwomenB.mendon’tseekmedicalcareasoftenaswomenC.menaren’tascautiousaswomeninfaceofdangerD.menaremorelikelytosufferfromfataldiseases67.WhichofthefollowingbestcompletesthesentenceGeezifitcouldhappentohim_______?A.itcouldhappentometooB.IshouldavoidplayinggolfC.IshouldconsidermyselfluckyD.itwouldbeabigmisfortune68.WhatdoesDr.RossCartmillmeanbytheostrichapproach?A.acasualattitudetowardsone’shealthconditionsB.anewtherapyforcertainpsychologicalproblemsC.refusaltogetmedicaltreatmentforfearofthepaininvolvedD.unwillingnesstofindoutaboutone’sdiseasebecauseoffear
III阅读理解共20小题每小题2分满分40分阅读下列短文从每题所给的A.B.C和D项中选出最佳选项并将答案填涂在答题卡上A.I’ma20-year-oldboyandthefollowingismystory.A.monthafterIgraduatedfromhighschoolinAugust2007Iwascominghomefromswimpracticeinthetrainingcentreofthecityandwasinvolvedinacaraccident.IwassoseriouslyinjuredthatIwasinacomaformorethantwomonthsatPrinceGeorgesHospital.IsufferedalotfromtheexperienceofdyingeighttimesduringmycomaandIcouldn’topenmymouthtotalkortocommunicatewhenIeventuallycamearounD.Atthattimeitseemedthatwalkingwasnevergoingtohappenagainduetoalltheextremeinjuries.JustlikemybodymydreamswerecompletelydestroyeD.ButIwasnotgoingtoletmyinjuriesstopmefromrealizingmydreams.Afterreceivingatotalof15operationsand36bloodtransfusionsIhadtomakeeverygreatefforttolearntotalkeatwalkshowerandliveonmyownagain.WhenIwasoutofhospitalIstillhadtogotooutpatienttherapyinWaldorfMarylanD.AfterIspentafewmonthsinawheelchairItookbabystepstowalkonmyown.ItwasamiraclethatIwasabletowalkagainbutIstillwantedtoprovethatIcouldnotonlywalkbutalsorun.WhenitcametrueIwantedtogetbackintothepoolagain.AfterhavingafewlungtestsIwasabletogointhepoolalittlebiteachweek.AfterafewmonthsofswimtrainingIbeganmyfreshmanyearatSt.Mary’sCollegeofMarylandandthenbecameaproudmemberoftheswimteam.BytellingmystoryIwanttomakeapositiveinfluenceontheworlD.Iamjusttryingtoliveeachdaytothefullestandinspireotherpeoplenevertogiveuptheirdreamsnomatterhowbadasituationistothem.IrememberwhenIwasstillinmyhospitalbedIwouldhavemymomanddadpushmeroundinmywheelchairtotheotherroomstoseetheotherpatientsandchatwiththemandtheirfamilymembers.Iwantedtoletthemknowthateverythingwasgoingtobeokay.Somehowthingswouldworkoutforthebest.41.TheunderlinedwordcomainParagraph2probablyhasthemeaningof_______.A.operationB.unconsciousnessC.treatmentD.emergency42.AccordingtoParagraph3itcanbeinferredthattheauthor_______.A.wasunabletotalkorcommunicateB.wasindespairC.facedphysicalandmentalchallengesD.feltanxiousabouthisstate43.Whatisthecorrectorderofthefollowingevents?A.wenttooutpatienttherapyB.receivedmembershipoftheswimteamC.waspushedaroundtovisitotherpatientsD.walkedlikeababyE.learnttoliveallbyhimselfA.dacbeB.ecdabC.dcabeD.ecadb44.Inthelastparagraphtheauthormainlywantstoshow_______.A.hispositiveinfluenceonotherpatientsB.hismeaningfullifeC.hispurposeofsharinghisstoryD.hisgreatachievements45.Thebesttitleforthepassagewouldbe_______.A.AttitudeiseverythingB.ActionsspeaklouderthanwordsC.EverythinghappensforareasonD.A.goodbeginningishalfdone
CThedaybeforethedeadlineforthisarticleIhadnocluewhatIwasgoingtowriteabout.Itookmyproblemtotheeditor-in-chiefanD.hesaidtome:Don’tworry;you’recreativE.I’mnotsurewheretheeditor-in-chiefreachedtheconclusionthatIwascreative.MaybeitwasthroughthepoemsIwrotE.PersonallyIsimplyenjoywritingbecauseit’sfun.There’salsothefactthatIcan’tdrawordoanythingelsecreativelyI’mequallysurethattherearepeopleintheboatontheothersidewhocanmakethingslookexcellentbutcan’twriteapoem.Atthispointyouprobablywanttoaskmewhatpoetryandarthavetodowithengineering.Foroneitmakesyouamoreroundedpersonmakingyouabetterengineer.Moreimportantlyasanengineeryouwillbefacedwithmanyproblemseveryday.TherearesomethatcanbesolvedbyconsultingatextbookbutmoreoftenthannotyouwillneedthatthinginyourbraintoputtogetherthingsinacompletelyoriginalcombinationtosolvetheproblemathanD.ThinkofthewonderfulthingsthatcreativeengineershavedonE.Civilengineershavemadetheroadmorelong-lastingsowedon’thavetoclosethemforrepairsasoften.Comingupwithanewinnovation创新issimilartowritingagoodpoem.It’snotsome-thingyouplantodo.ThecriticalmomentcomesunexpectedlyinthemiddleofnowherE.Youdon’tthinkaboutwhatyou’redoingyousimplydo.AftersomemadstrugglingyoutakealookattheendproductandsaytoyourselfThisisamasterpiecE.Thisisperhapsthegreatestpersonalsatisfactiononecan
ThemostfrighteningwordsintheEnglishlanguageareOurcomputerisdown.Youhearitmoreandmorewhenyouareonbusiness.TheotherdayIwasattheairportwaitingforatickettoWashingtonandthegirlintheticketofficesaidI’msorryIcan’tsellyouaticket.Ourcomputerisdown.Ifyourcomputerisdownjustwritemeoutaticket.Ican’twriteyououtaticket.Thecomputeristheonlyoneallowedtodoso.Inoticedeverypassengerwasjuststandingtheredrinkingcoffeeandstaringattheblackscreen.ThenIlookeddownonthecomputerandaskedherWhatdoallyoupeopledo?Wegivethecomputertheinformationaboutyourtripandthenittellsuswhetheryoucanflywithusornot.Sowhenitgoesdownyougodownwithit.That’sgoodsir.Howlongwillthecomputerbedown?Iwantedtoknow.IhavenoideA.Sometimesit’sdownfor10minutessometimesfortwohours.There’snowaywecanfindoutwithoutaskingthecomputerandsinceit’sdownitwon’tanswerus.Afterthegirltoldmetheyhadnobackup备用computerIsaiD.Let’sforgetthecomputer.Whataboutyourplanes?They’restillflyingaren’tthey?Icouldn’ttellwithoutaskingthecomputer.MaybeIcouldjustgotothegateandaskthepilotifhe’sflyingtoWashingtonIsuggesteD.Iwouldn’tknowwhatgatetosendyouto.EvenifthepilotwasgoingtoWashingtonhecouldn’ttakeyouifyoudidn’thaveaticket.IsthereanyotherairlineflyingtoWashingtonwithinthenextfewhours?Iwouldn’tknowshesaidpointingatthedarkscreen.Only‘IT’knows.‘Itcan’ttellmE.Bythistimetherewerequiteafewpeoplestandinginlines.Thewordsoonspreadtoothertravelersthatthecomputerwasdown.SomepeoplewentwhitesomepeoplestartedtocryandstillotherskickedtheirluggagE.56.WheredoyouoftenhearthesefrighteningwordsOurcomputerisdown?A.Attheairport.B.AtthegatE.C.Onbusiness.D.IntheticketofficE.57.Whatcouldthegirlintheticketofficedowithoutaskingthecomputer?A.Shecoulddonothing.B.Shecouldsellaticket.C.Shecouldwriteoutaticket.D.Shecouldanswerthepassengers’questions.58.WhatdoestheunderlinedworddowninParagraph1mean?A.WhitE.B.Broken.C.Black.D.Dark.59.Wecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthat_______.A.amoderncomputerwon’tbedownB.computerscantaketheplaceofhumanC.therewillbegreatchangesincomputersD.sometimesacomputermaybringsufferingtopeople60.Thebesttitleforthearticleis_______.A.AskingtheComputerB.WhentheComputerIsDownC.TheComputeroftheAirportD.TheMostFrighteningWords
Mostpeopleareworriedaboutthehealthofeconomy.Butdoestheeconomyalsoaffectyourbodyhealth?Itdoesbutnotalwaysthewaysyoumightexpect.Thedata数据onhowaneconomicdownturninfluencesanindividual’shealthismixeD.It’sclearthatalong-termeconomicriseleadstoimprovementsinapopulation’soverallhealthindevelopinganddevelopedsocietiesalikE.Butwhethertheshort-termeconomicfallwilldamageyourownhealthdependsonyourhealthhabitswhentimesaregooD.Andeconomicstudiessuggestthatpeopleusuallydonottakecareofthemselvesingoodtimes—drinkingtoomuchdiningonfattierrestaurantmealsandskippingexercises.ThevalueoftimeishigherduringgoodeconomictimessaidGrantMilleraprofessorofmedicineatStanforD.sopeopleworkmoreanddolessofthethingsthataregoodforthemlikecookingathomeandexercising.Similarpatternshavebeenseeninsomedevelopingnations.Dr.MillerwhoisstudyingtheeffectsoffluctuatingcoffeepricesonhealthinColombiawherecoffeeplaysanimportantroleineconomydevelopmentsaysthatalthoughfallingpricesarebadfortheeconomytheyappeartoimprovethepopulation’soverallhealth.WhenpricesarelowlaborershavetimetoenjoytheirownlifesuchasdoinghouseworkexercisingandtakingcareoftheirchildrenetC.WhencoffeepricessuddenlyrisepeopleworkharderontheircoffeefieldsandspendlesstimedoingthingsaroundthehomeincludingthingsthataregoodfortheirchildrenhesaiD.ChristopherJ.RohmprofessorofeconomicsatUniversityofNorthCarolinA.USsharessimilarideas.57.Whatwouldbethebesttitle?A.Doestheeconomyaffectyourbodyhealth?B.Doesyourlifehabitplayanimportantroleineconomydevelopment?C.Economicriseleadstoimprovementinpeople’shealth.D.Coffeepricesaffectpeople’shealth.58.AccordingtoGrantMilleritisimpliedthat_______.A.along-termeconomicrisecandamageyourbodyhealthB.along-termeconomicfallcandamagepeople’sbodyhealthC.ashort-termeconomicrisecanimprovepeople’sbodyhealthD.ashort-termeconomicfallcanimproveyourbodyhealth59.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordfluctuatinginthesixthparagraphmean?A.lastingB.changingC.risingD.falling\60.ProfessorChristopherJ.Rohmthinksthat_________.A.peopleworkharderwhenitisinlong-termgoodeconomytimesB.peopleworklesswhenitisinshort-termgoodeconomytimesC.peoplehavemoretimetoenjoytheirownlifeinshort-termbadeconomytimesD.peopledolessofthethingsaroundthehomeinlong-termbadeconomytimes
第二部分阅读理解共20小题每小题2分满分40分ATheodorethemanageroftheParadiseHoteltoldamiddle-agedcouplethatthatwouldhavetoleavethehotelafterjustonenight.ThecouplevisitingfromTexashadbookedaroomforeightnights.Theywantedasterile消毒了的environmentTheodoresaidTheyshouldhaverentedaroominahospitalmaybeanoperatingroom.Thishoteliscleanhutitisn'tthatclean.Theodoresaidthatontheveryfirstdaythecouplebroughtallthesheetspilloweasesandbedspreadsdowntothemainhallandjustdroppedthemnexttothefrontdesk.TheystoodtherenexttothispileofbeddingwhileotherguestslookedpointedandmurmureD.Thehotelgotthreecancellationswithinthehourfrompeoplewhowitnessedthisstrangeevent.WhenTheodoreaskedthecouplewhattheproblemwastheysaidthattheirbeddingwasfilthyandtheywanteditreplaceD.Thecouplecouldnotidentifyanyspecificfilthonthebedding.ThewifejustsaidWe’repayinggoodmoneytostayherE.HowdareyoudoubtusWeknowthefilthistherE.That'salltheproofyouneedTheodorecalledroomserviceandthebeddingwasreplacedimmediately.EarlythenexteveninghoweverthecouplemarchedtothefrontdeskagainanddemandedsevencansofsterilizerWeneedacanforeachnight.WehavetospraythephonetheTVallthedoorhandlesthetoilethandletheshowerstallthefaucetthesinkandanyhotelstaffenteringourroom.WorriedTheodorepolitelysuggestedthatahotelmoresuitableforthemwasjustaroundthecorner.HethencalledaheadtoreserveaverycleanroomandgavethemfreetransportationinthehotelRolls-RoycE.Alsohetoldthecouplethattheywouldn’thechargedforthesecondday.ThecoupleweresurprisedbuttheyreallylikedtheideaoffreeroomforanightandthatexpensivecarservicE.56.TheunderlinedwordfilthymeansinthisarticlE.A.cleanB.dirtyC.smellyD.old57.WhywasTheodoreworried?A.Thecouplemighthavemoredemandsthefollowingdays.B.Thehotelwasnotcleanenough.C.Thehotelwouldrunoutofcleaningstuff.D.Moreguestswouldmakethesamerequests.58.Whatwordcouldbestdescribethecouple?A.Narrow-mindeD.B.ExpensiveC.ParticularD.Easy-going
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